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I have nominated Esla (Anglo-Saxon king), an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Esla (Anglo-Saxon king). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Agricolae (talk) 02:48, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Welcome and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test on the page User:Agricolae worked, and it has been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox instead. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Please don't edit another user user's page without their permission. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at User:Agricolae, you may be blocked from editing. Nominating someone's user page for deletion because you don't agree with their decisions? That's not OK. Drmies (talk) 17:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
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, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- Cirt (talk) 17:46, 12 May 2011 (UTC)J.Gowers (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I'm really sorry for adding deletion tags to people's user pages. I now realize that that was a wholly irresponsible and unconstructive act and that I should just have ignored the two users rather than let their tauntings get me down so much. I blindly thought that that might be an appropriate retaliation, but I was evidently wrong. I'm not a vandal really; just a kind-hearted historian who is frustrated that the information he so desperately needs for his book is so hard to find on this site. Don't worry; you can remove the block and everything will be fine! J.Gowers (talk) 17:51, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Decline reason:
In view of the comments below, I see no compelling reason to overrule the blocking admin's judgment. Sandstein 18:26, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
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In view of this apology, an unblock might be indicated, but I'm placing the request on hold to get the blocking admin's opinion. Sandstein 17:55, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
If I might clarify a little here, the 'tauntings' I spoke fo were tauntings I received from the other two users in question, not tauntings I myself doled out on others. I said 'I blindly thought [not vandalism, but disruptive editing] might be an appropriate retaliation'; the point is that I now realize I was wrong. The most appropriate retaliation is no retaliation, pure and simple. Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart Cert for drawing my attention to this; I've learned my lesson now? Perhaps you could learn yours. J.Gowers (talk) 18:05, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
If I could add my two cents to the discussion, it would seem to me that all OPs have been extremely rude and patronizing to someone who, as a historian, is frankly MORE OF AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD AND A BETTER PERSON TO BE WRITING AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA THAN THEY. This guy has tried to do wonders for the Ancestry of the Kings of Wessex page and has been shut down by a bunch of amateurs. Frankly, you guys probably ought to have your user pages deleted; you are only contributing negatively to this on-line encyclopaedia. 86.189.11.10 (talk) 22:39, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Now hang on a second there. Nobody deserves to have their user page deleted. That's just unfair. Besides, I'm sure that Cirt and Sandstein and Agricolae and Drmies and I can all work together to make a really excellent page about the ancestry of the Kings of Wessex. I can contribute my knowledge of the subject and my innovative ideas and by knowing what to include (Individual Kings Reference) and what to remove (waffling), Cirt can contribute via her sence of humour, Sandstein can contribut by acting as a mother (or father(?)) figure to the group, and I'm sure Drmies and Agricolae have a lot to contribute in their own quiet ways as well. Just as long as they all agree to stand back and allow me the power to veto any of their decisions: I am a historian after all. Guys, if you are listening - I will LITERALLY PAY YOU to bring back the Individual Kings Reference: I believe that no expense should be spared to make this on-line encyclopaedia as good as possible. J.Gowers (talk) 22:45, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at User talk:J.Gowers, you may be blocked from editing. Favonian (talk) 17:32, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
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I'm giving you a barn star for your excellent edits to history articles on Wikipedia. You have an enormous knowledge of the subject, and a great sense of humour. Also, I believe it was you who introduced the practice of adding a reference guide of mini-articles to various pages to make it easier to find relevant information. SO helpful! 195.195.166.57 (talk) 14:48, 17 May 2011 (UTC) |
This edit of yours had the edit summary "grammar"; it was nothing to do with grammar, but was instead addition of material. Please do not use misleading edit summaries. Particularly when you involved in a debate with other editors over the article, it can make you look as though you are attempting to get material into the article without other editors noticing. Please be more careful in future. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:11, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Sorry J.Gowers (talk) 16:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
What you've been doing with Gewis is pretty and disruptive--because you had it redirect to your own user page, an admin deleted it. I restored it and protected it, basically from you and you alone. I urge you to think carefully about your edits here. Linking to other editors on your user page and insinuating they're vandalizing your talk page is a silly insult. May I remind you that personal attacks are not allowed? I've also removed the category "Saxons" from your user page--that's also not allowed. Consider this a friendly word of advice. Since you and I have a history now and are thus involved, I won't be blocking you or anything like that should the need arise, but I will report the matter to other, uninvolved administrators. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:42, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
I notice that your substantial recent edits to your user page are in part taking on the appearance of a nascent blog. Indeed, you actually use that word. This is contrary to guidelines. I suggest that you take a little care here, and perhaps read Wikipedia:User pages. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 16:12, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Please vandalize Wikipedia. Drmies (talk) 21:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Ancestry of the kings of Wessex , did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:12, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
58 years old, wants kids, has a dog, historian, likes salad. You sound like a nice person. So, what's with using your page as a blog against community wishes, vandalizing, and antagonizing the volunteers who make the encyclopedia?
You write that you value and use Wikipedia as a resource. Isn't this sort of like going into a soup kitchen that you eat at every day and hitting the volunteers and trashing the place? Please think about what you are doing, inside. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:46, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
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Done! Thanks for the heads-up. J.Gowers (talk) 09:28, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hello. Can you please explain to me why, with this edit, you responded to a comment on my talk page, signing it with my username? Sandstein 15:35, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, your signature links to my user page. I assume you copied my signature and didn't amend the link. Can you please do so? Thanks, Sandstein 09:59, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
J.Gowers (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
As shown above, I was indefinitely blocked by User:Sandstein because my signature linked to their talk page rather than my own. Sandstein indicated that the block might be lifted if I changed my signature to link to my own page, which I have now done. J.Gowers 08:56, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
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